Randy Orton Finally Confirms WWE Return At Huge Show

Randy Orton has been missing in action since October.

The Viper last competed on the October 3 episode of SmackDown, where he teamed up with Cody Rhodes to face The Vision’s Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed in the main event.

In the closing minutes, Seth Rollins emerged from the audience and hit a Stomp on Orton. Reed followed it up with the Tsunami for a pinfall victory.

It was Orton’s third consecutive defeat after losing his tag team match with Jelly Roll at SummerSlam and a singles match against Drew McIntyre on the blue brand.

Randy Orton recently celebrated his 10th anniversary with Kim Orton and shared pictures of a family vacation in Belize.

Meanwhile, fans have been speculating about his return to the Stamford promotion owing to his immense popularity.

Randy Orton Shares WWE Return Update

Randy Orton, along with a few other WWE superstars, is currently in Saudi Arabia to promote the 2026 Royal Rumble, which, for the first time, will be held outside North America.

Turki A-Sheikh, who is the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and an advisor at the Royal Court, shared a TikTok video, where Orton confirmed his return date.

This is Randy Orton with the WWE. I am at The Grove and I just wanna remind everybody that tickets are still on sale for the Royal Rumble, coming here to Riyadh at the end of January, and tickets are still on sale for SmackDown too so make sure you get your tickets and I will see you at the Royal Rumble or I will see you at SmackDown, and I will 100 percent see you here at the one and only Grove. [H/T: Fightful]

The 2026 Royal Rumble is scheduled on January 31, with the preceding SmackDown on January 30.

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